Impact of the busyness and board independence on the discretionary disclosures of Indian firms Available to Purchase

Dr Kavitha D., a strong academician, has been with PSG Institute of Management since 2004. Her academic and research interests are oriented towards accounting, corporate finance, corporate governance and corporate social responsibility. Her doctoral research was focused on the impact of corporate governance mechanisms on the disclosures made by Indian firms. During her academic tenure, she has participated and presented papers in several Indian and International conferences in the domain of governance, higher education and accreditation. She has undergone training at Harvard Business School in case teaching pedagogy and innovation in teaching and course design. As a member of PSGIM’s AACSB Accreditation team, she plays a significant role in the efforts of the institution in its pursuit of international accreditations.

Dr Nandagopal R. is currently the Director of PSG Institute of Management. He received his PhD in Finance in 1985 from the University of Madras. He has worked in leading Institutions like Institute of Public Enterprise Hyderabad and Loyola College in various capacities. He has organized number of Executive Development programmes for the senior and middle level Managers. He was the member of various Bodies and done consultancy work in the area of Financial Management and restructuring of organizations. He has published more than 50 articles in Management Journals and also authored 6 books in Management.

Dr Uma Maheswari B. is a gold medalist in the MBA programme from PSG College of Technology and a University Rank holder during her under graduation. Her areas of interest include Family Business and Corporate Strategy. She is currently pursuing her Doctoral programme in the area of Family Business. She also pursued a Certificate Programme for Entrepreneurship Training conducted by the Whadwani Center for Entrepreneuship, ISB. The case developed by her along with her colleagues on Suguna Poultry has won the Silver medal in the National level Case Writing competition organized by AIMS. She has attended training modules conducted by the IIT and IIM and has about 10 years of teaching experience in Accounting and Strategic Management.